MIA Update - March 13, 2023
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2023 9:21 am
MIA Update: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced four burial updates for service members who have been missing and unaccounted-for from World War II and Korea. Returning home for burial with full military honors are:
--Army Sgt. Thaddeus S. Matuszak, 31, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was assigned to Company K, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division. In September 1944, Matuszak’s unit was part of a larger force that was holding its position against fierce German opposition at the Moselle River near Dornot. After suffering heavy loses, most of the unit was able to retreat across the river on Sept. 11, but Matuszak was among the soldiers reported missing that night. He will be buried in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on a date yet to be determined. Read about Matuszak https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3166027/soldier-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-matuszak-t/.
--Army Pfc. William L. Simon, 20, of Middleton, Wisconsin, was assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division. His unit was engaged in battle with German forces near Hürtgen, Germany, in the Hürtgen Forest, when he was reported killed in action on Nov. 5, 1944. His remains could not be recovered during the battle. He will be buried in Middleton, Wisconsin, on a date yet to be determined. Read about Simon https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3243586/soldier-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-simon-w/.
--Army Air Forces Tech Sgt. Frank C. Ferrel, 31, of Roby, Texas, was assigned to the 328th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator bomber on which Ferrel was an engineer was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire and crashed during Operation Tidal Wave north of Bucharest, Romania. His remains were not identified immediately following the war. He will be buried in Sylvester, Texas, on a date yet to be determined. Read about Ferrel https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3322140/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-ferrel-f/.
-- Army Cpl. Clark E. Worline, 20, of Dupont, Ohio, was a member of C Company, 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion, 8th Army. He was reported missing in action on Nov. 26, 1950, after fighting against the Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces near Sinjang, North Korea. He will be buried in Dupont, Ohio, on a date yet to be determined Read about Worline https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3164466/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-worline-c/.
--Army Sgt. Thaddeus S. Matuszak, 31, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was assigned to Company K, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division. In September 1944, Matuszak’s unit was part of a larger force that was holding its position against fierce German opposition at the Moselle River near Dornot. After suffering heavy loses, most of the unit was able to retreat across the river on Sept. 11, but Matuszak was among the soldiers reported missing that night. He will be buried in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on a date yet to be determined. Read about Matuszak https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3166027/soldier-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-matuszak-t/.
--Army Pfc. William L. Simon, 20, of Middleton, Wisconsin, was assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division. His unit was engaged in battle with German forces near Hürtgen, Germany, in the Hürtgen Forest, when he was reported killed in action on Nov. 5, 1944. His remains could not be recovered during the battle. He will be buried in Middleton, Wisconsin, on a date yet to be determined. Read about Simon https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3243586/soldier-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-simon-w/.
--Army Air Forces Tech Sgt. Frank C. Ferrel, 31, of Roby, Texas, was assigned to the 328th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator bomber on which Ferrel was an engineer was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire and crashed during Operation Tidal Wave north of Bucharest, Romania. His remains were not identified immediately following the war. He will be buried in Sylvester, Texas, on a date yet to be determined. Read about Ferrel https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3322140/airman-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-ferrel-f/.
-- Army Cpl. Clark E. Worline, 20, of Dupont, Ohio, was a member of C Company, 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion, 8th Army. He was reported missing in action on Nov. 26, 1950, after fighting against the Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces near Sinjang, North Korea. He will be buried in Dupont, Ohio, on a date yet to be determined Read about Worline https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3164466/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-worline-c/.